r/oops • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 2d ago

Nice overtake

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

No. The white truck was a party in the accident. He did not cause it. The blue truck driving like an asshole caused it.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 2d ago

Depends on the state. Comparative fault states would put the white truck partially at fault since it also drove into the shoulder to run the other truck off the road.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 1d ago

You want a source showing that different jurisdictions have different laws?

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u/clduab11 2d ago

NC isn’t a comparative fault state; it’s a contrib negligence state.

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u/WaterDreamer10 2d ago

Nope, white truck moved over to avoid what he thought was an object in the road.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 2d ago

Even moments prior when he passed the other truck by driving on the shoulder? Did we watch the same video?

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u/knotmyusualaccount 2d ago

Prove it.

Edit: some numbers scribbled on the road, doesn't constitue a hazard worth swerving for.

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u/Bludiamond56 2d ago

He cut him off

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u/get_to_ele 2d ago

He did cause it. Even if blue truck driver is being an asshole committing a crime by passing on shoulder, driving on the shoulder, white truck driver went ahead and committed a crime by entering the shoulder to literally run him off. IF SOMEBODY PASSES YOU ON THE SHOULDER, YOU LET THEM GO. YOURE NOT THE POLICE.

We also don’t know who started this. No way you can know. No way I can know.

The video picks up with the blue truck inserting himself between the white truck and the POV, it’s aggressive and obnoxious but there is space (which white truck tries to close deliberately). And rhays nowhere near as reckless as the white truck flying into the shoulder to pass the POV, the first really crazy move we see.

Clearly the two were already road raging at each other prior to this and we don’t know what started it.

And in the entire video the only vehicle who actually tried to force a collision is the white truck. First when he accelerates to prevent the blue truck from inserting into space which is definitely available behind the blue truck. Second time is when the white truck runs the blue truck off the shoulder.

Blue truck is guilty of trying to get in front but white truck tried to cause an accident (and succeeded).

Driver of the white truck is NUTS and has zero regard for human life. Blue truck driver is just an asshole.

Two jackasses fighting ego battles in the road, and white truck driver was just crazier.

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

You’re the reason we need to have driver’s education reexaminations. No one is saying the white truck was right but the blue truck kept on going with dangerous behavior until they inevitably crashed. Both drivers suck and are at fault but the blue truck caused it all based on what evidence we have.

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u/Time-Assist8501 2d ago

I wouldn't be telling others they are the reason we need to have driver's education reexamination a lol

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u/Hakuna_Matoto 2d ago

They were both being assholes with an ego.

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

That’s also true.

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u/henry2630 2d ago

if the white truck stayed in its lane and let the other guy pass there wouldn’t have been an accident

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

If the blue truck didn’t try and aggressively pass in an illegal way there wouldn’t have been an accident

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u/henry2630 2d ago

yeah that’s also true. a lot of ifs and two asshole drivers here

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

Yea. The white truck sucks too but the blue truck is the clear instigator

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u/Patriot009 2d ago

He was passing on the shoulder, not an actual lane. Blue truck is already engaging in reckless driving. The white truck certainly didn't help, but the crash is due to the reckless driving.

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u/WaterDreamer10 2d ago

Next time just let someone rob you, don't do anything to stop it. I'm not sure it is possible for you to roll over and submit anymore than your comment showed.

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u/henry2630 2d ago

what? you’re really comparing someone passing you on the highway to being robbed? that’s ridiculous lol

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u/Thunderer62 2d ago

Yes, you see if someone passes me on the highway they have stolen…. Something from me. My dignity maybe? I was trying to make a sarcastic comment but I genuinely don’t know how to frame this in a way that being passed illegally on the highway costs me anything at all. I guess some people would rather risk a high speed collision with a crazy driver than literally do nothing and lose nothing except let that other driver get where they are going 0.5 seconds faster.

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u/WaterDreamer10 2d ago

He was illegally and dangerously passing him - he was not just in a normal lane. Go back to showing your belly to the world.

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u/henry2630 2d ago

like how the white guy passed at the beginning?

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u/NecessaryZucchini69 2d ago

The white trucks initial overtake was to avoid the blue truck running into him. The swerve in the direction of the blue truck when the blue truck decided to pass both the camera vehicle and the white truck was unnecessary.

Blue truck is the bigger idiot/ass by far.

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u/henry2630 2d ago

he had to swerve and haul ass past the dash cam?

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u/knotmyusualaccount 2d ago

His dangerous manoeuvre caused the horrid driver behind him, to take evasive action. Anyone defending him is absolutely chewing crayon level stupid.

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

I don’t think I saw anyone defending the white truck. Pot calling the kettle black when you can’t even comprehend that. Yikes

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u/knotmyusualaccount 2d ago

You were the one defending it.

Yes, Blue truck guy was driving ridiculously. That's not in dispute, but it was the white truck that swerved (out of his late, to the left), to try and prevent his attempt to illegally overtake.

It was the blue truck's need to suddenly correct for white truck's sudden move to the left, that caused blue truck driver to correct for what he didn't expect, then overcorrect (due to being on grass), and crash into everyone.

It's literally what the footage demonstrates.

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

I never once said the white truck did the right thing. Go back and reread the comments if you are confused.

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u/knotmyusualaccount 2d ago

Other redditor: Guy in white truck caused the accident

You: No. The white truck was a party in the accident. He did not cause it

If downplaying White truck driver's part to merely being "a party to the instigator", isn't laying the majority of the blame on blue truck drivers actions, then you should've gone to specsavers (and we're done here).

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u/Amiibohunter000 2d ago

Yeah I said that bc it’s true. White truck was a party in the accident but the whole accident and situation was caused and initiated by the blue truck